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Small aircraft C150 pilot questions follow-me vehicle driver taxi procedures as he is led across apparently non active runway to event parking. Pilot determines that he is in wrong place and as he taxies to new location, obtains tower ground control clearance to cross allegedly inactive runway. Pilot wonders if violation occurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 409749 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fdl |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fld |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 409749 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flew in to fdl. Directed to turn left off runway 36 onto runway 9/27 and follow the marshaller's hand signals to parking, no mention of changing to ground control frequency. I followed marshaller's signals down runway 9/26 onto taxiway and then back across runway 9/27 to parking. So, I crossed runway 9/27 without talking to anyone, simply did as instructed and followed marshallers. Was runway 9/27 closed -- used only as taxiway? I don't know, thus this report. Turns out they put me in the wrong area, had to come back out. Called ground before proceeding out and was told to cross runway 9/27 and taxi out on the parallel. So, if runway 9/27 closed, they need to tell folks. I wasn't sure after it happened if I should have called ground for the first crossing or not -- wasn't instructed to, and followed marshallers across the runway. Probably no deal at all, but a little nervous about it after the fact.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA C150 PLT QUESTIONS FOLLOW-ME VEHICLE DRIVER TAXI PROCS AS HE IS LED ACROSS APPARENTLY NON ACTIVE RWY TO EVENT PARKING. PLT DETERMINES THAT HE IS IN WRONG PLACE AND AS HE TAXIES TO NEW LOCATION, OBTAINS TWR GND CTL CLRNC TO CROSS ALLEGEDLY INACTIVE RWY. PLT WONDERS IF VIOLATION OCCURRED.
Narrative: FLEW IN TO FDL. DIRECTED TO TURN L OFF RWY 36 ONTO RWY 9/27 AND FOLLOW THE MARSHALLER'S HAND SIGNALS TO PARKING, NO MENTION OF CHANGING TO GND CTL FREQ. I FOLLOWED MARSHALLER'S SIGNALS DOWN RWY 9/26 ONTO TXWY AND THEN BACK ACROSS RWY 9/27 TO PARKING. SO, I CROSSED RWY 9/27 WITHOUT TALKING TO ANYONE, SIMPLY DID AS INSTRUCTED AND FOLLOWED MARSHALLERS. WAS RWY 9/27 CLOSED -- USED ONLY AS TXWY? I DON'T KNOW, THUS THIS RPT. TURNS OUT THEY PUT ME IN THE WRONG AREA, HAD TO COME BACK OUT. CALLED GND BEFORE PROCEEDING OUT AND WAS TOLD TO CROSS RWY 9/27 AND TAXI OUT ON THE PARALLEL. SO, IF RWY 9/27 CLOSED, THEY NEED TO TELL FOLKS. I WASN'T SURE AFTER IT HAPPENED IF I SHOULD HAVE CALLED GND FOR THE FIRST XING OR NOT -- WASN'T INSTRUCTED TO, AND FOLLOWED MARSHALLERS ACROSS THE RWY. PROBABLY NO DEAL AT ALL, BUT A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT IT AFTER THE FACT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.